Window



A. H. WEBER Aug. 14, 1934.

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Aug. 14, 1934.

A. H. WEBER WINDOW Filed April 15, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W/ V W Patented Aug. 14, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW Application April 15, 1933, Serial N0. 666,310 1 Claim. (Cl. 20-42) This invention appertains to window frames and sashes and has for one of its primary objects the provision of novel means for mounting window sashes in the window frames, whereby the sashes can be conveniently'disposed for ventilating purposes and whereby the sashes can be readily manipulated and swung into a room to facilitate the cleaning of both faces of the window panes without any inconvenience on the part of the operator.

Another salient object of my invention is the provision of novel spring-pressed guide pins carried by the sashes for traveling movement in the novelty formed sash guide grooves, with keeper re-' cesses in the grooves for receiving said springpressed pins for automatically holding the sashes in their preferred adjusted positions.

A further salient object of my invention is the provision of a novel Window frame providedwith sashes located one above the other with novelly arranged communicating sash guide grooves in said frame for receiving spring-pressed guide pins carried by the sashes, the formation of the guide grooves and pins allowing the sashes to be tilted at a desired angle for ventilating purposes andswung entirely within a room for facilitating the washing of the opposite sides of the window pane.

A further important object of my invention is the provision of novel metallic guide ways located in the grooves for receiving the spring-pressedpins, the guideways being provided withv the indentations constituting the keeper recesses for'cooperating with the pins to hold the sashes in their adjusted positions.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an improved arrangement of window frame and sashes of the above character, which will be durable and efiicient in use, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, ar-

rangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed Figure 3 is an enlarged detail fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows illustrating the connecting horizontal groove for the vertical, guideways with the keeper recesses formed within the horizontal groove for receiving the springpressed pins. a

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of-the arrows.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figures 3 and 4 taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows, illustratingthe forma-' tion of the bottom guideway for permitting the sashes to be swung entirely within a room. I

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail fragmentary side elevation illustrating the arrangement of the vertical guide grooves and the connecting horizontal groove.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail side elevation of the bottom fitting or guideway for the guide grooves.-

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate the corre-- spending parts throughout the several views, the letter A generally indicates the window frame and B and C the top and bottom sashes respectively mounted within said window frame;

- The sash frame A comprises the side vertical stiles 10, the bottom sill construction 11 and the top lintel construction 12.

In accordance with my invention, I provide a pair of spaced vertically extending guide grooves 13 and 14 in the faces of the stiles 10. These grooves 13 and 14 extend the full length of the frame and the groove 14 at its extreme lower end is provided with an arcuate lower extension '15 which communicates with the lower end of the 1 vertical groove 13. Communicating with both of the lower ends of the grooves 13 and 14 is a cornparatively short horizontal groove 16 which facilitates the swinging of the sashes into a room, as will be more fullyset forth, and I lay particular stress on the formation of this groove 16 in conjunction with the grooves 13 and 14.

The grooves 13 and '14 of each stile are connected at a point intermediate their ends by means of a horizontal groove 1'7. The inner end of each horizontal groove 17 terminates in short oppositely extending vertical grooves 18 and by referring to the drawings, it will be noted that the inner faces of the stiles have fitted there-against stop strips19, which are provided intermediate," their endslwith cut-out portions which form the tilted, a direct draft inthe room will be prevented. As shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, the top and curved extension 15 and the horizontal groove;

16. Mating with the ends of the fitting 21 are vertical metallic guide strips 22. guide strips 23 and 24 are placed in the horizontal grooves 17 between the verticalgrooves lB'and la and the flanges of the vertical metallic guide pieces are cut at their point ofcrossing with thehorizontal metallic guides 23 and 24. and are curved as at 25 to engage with the flanges of said short metallic guide pieces 23 and 24.

. At a point intermediate the ends of'the stiles,-

I provide indentations within the metallic guide strips to form keeper recesses 26, 2'7. and-28. The keeper recess 26 .is locatedwithin the vertical groove 13 at its point of communication with the horizontal groove. The keeper recess 2'? is located wholly within the horizontal groove between the vertical grooves 13 and 14, while the recess 28 is;

located in the horizontal groove 1'? adjacent tothe short vertical grooves 18.

The sashes B and C intheir normal positions are arrangedone upon the other and their midrails 29 and 30 respectively are formedfor abutting relation with one another and in such a mannor as to form a leak-proof joint. As shown, the top sash B includes the midrail 29, and the top rail 31 and side rails 32. Suitable window panes 33 are carried by said rails. The bottom sash C embodies the midrail 30, the bottom railBQ and side rail 35 and is also providedwith suitable window panes 36.

By referring'to Figure 1, it can be seen that both of the jsashes are normally arranged for movement in the outer vertical groove13 and the same are adapted to be held in a closed position by a suitable sash fastener 3'7. 1 g V In accordance with my invention, I provide eachof the sashes B and C adjacent to their scribed. The upper spring-pressed pins 38 carried by the lower sash C are received within the keeper recess 6 and When it is desired to of said grooves, said metallic guideways beinglate a room, the sash fastener 37 is manipulated and the top of the sash C is pulled inwardly and the sash will swing on its bottompins v38 as a,

pivot. The top pins of the sash will spring into the keeper recess 27 and thus, will be held against further movement] If it is desired to obtain more air, the sash Cis swun'gfurther into the room and the top pins willslide in the horizontal'groove 17 until the same ride into the keeper recess 28 which will hold the sash'against further movemerit. In view of the fact that the sash is held sash can be slid downwardly'over the top of the lower sash for the purpose of permittingmore air:

to enter the room.

When it is desired to cleanthe'panes of sashes, the top spring-pressed pins 38 of the lower sash 'are forced inwardly into the. sockets andthe sash short grooves 18. Finishing beads or the like 20 is then swung to a horizontal position into the room, as shown in dotted lines in Figure l of the drawings. This movement is permitted in view of the bottom horizontal groove 16 and obvious- 1y, both faces of the window panes can be readily washed.

When it is desired to wash the upper sash, the lower'sash is swung to the position shown in Figure 2.andjoy pressing up on the sash, the pins carried thereby can be slid into the vertical groove 14 allowing the bottom sas to be disposed 'in rear of the top sash at the top of the window frame. Short metallic The top sash B can now he slid down to its lowermost position and then swung into the room in the same manner as described for the lower sash.

M By my formation of the horizontal groove 16 the bottom pinsof the lower sash are enabled to ride up. and down and back and forth to compensate for the movement of the top pair of pins within the horizontal groove 17 during the tilting of the sash.

Any preferred means can be provided for facili tating the sliding of the sashes and the same can be provided with, counter-weights, if so desired. As. shown in Figures 1. and 2, the grooves 13 andl adjacent totheirupper ends can be provided with keeperrecesses so for receiving the topmost pair of thespring-pressed pins 88 when the sashes are in their raised positions.

,From the foregoing'descriptiomit canjbe seen thatIhave provided-a novel construction of win dow frame andsashes'which will p'ermitthe con-- venient adjustment of the sashes for ventilating purposes and which will allowthe sashes to be readily moved for easy cleaning of the windows thereof without undue effort onthe part of the operator.

'Anydesired means can beutilized with the window frames and sashes such as weather strips 41 for formingla weather-tight closure for the winter season. i p l Changes ',-in details maybe made without departing from the. spirit 101 scope of this invention, but what I claim asnew is:-

.A window construction comprising in combination-a casing having pairs of vertical grooves at the sides. thereof and a horizontal groove intercepting each pair ofgrooves; one groove of each pair having a lower curved extension communicatingwith: the bottom of the other groove, said sides of the frame having short horizontal grooves communicating with the lower ends of the pairs of vertical grooves, metallic guidew'ays of a substantially 'U-shape in cross section disposed in all lower pair of pins constituting pivot points for' the sashes during the riding of' the upper pair of pins in said horizontal grooves, the lower horizontal grooves receiving the lowermost pair of pins when the sashes are swung'into a horizontal position.

' ALBERT H. WEBER. 

